diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycle.js.erb.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycle.js.erb.coffee
index 4b416c99d8..fe9014406d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycle.js.erb.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycle.js.erb.coffee
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ angular.module('order_cycle', ['ngResource'])
     $scope.incomingExchangesVariants = ->
       OrderCycle.incomingExchangesVariants()
 
+    $scope.exchangeDirection = (exchange) ->
+      OrderCycle.exchangeDirection(exchange)
+
     $scope.participatingEnterprises = ->
       $scope.enterprises[id] for id in OrderCycle.participatingEnterpriseIds()
 
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ angular.module('order_cycle', ['ngResource'])
     $scope.incomingExchangesVariants = ->
       OrderCycle.incomingExchangesVariants()
 
+    $scope.exchangeDirection = (exchange) ->
+      OrderCycle.exchangeDirection(exchange)
+
     $scope.participatingEnterprises = ->
       $scope.enterprises[id] for id in OrderCycle.participatingEnterpriseIds()
 
@@ -141,6 +147,9 @@ angular.module('order_cycle', ['ngResource'])
         numActiveVariants++ for id, active of exchange.variants when active
         numActiveVariants
 
+      exchangeDirection: (exchange) ->
+        if this.order_cycle.incoming_exchanges.indexOf(exchange) == -1 then 'outgoing' else 'incoming'
+
       toggleProducts: (exchange) ->
       	exchange.showProducts = !exchange.showProducts
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/unit/order_cycle_spec.js.coffee b/spec/javascripts/unit/order_cycle_spec.js.coffee
index 7e2f040a97..80bfe52ba7 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/unit/order_cycle_spec.js.coffee
+++ b/spec/javascripts/unit/order_cycle_spec.js.coffee
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe 'OrderCycle controllers', ->
         exchangeSelectedVariants: jasmine.createSpy('exchangeSelectedVariants').andReturn('variants selected')
         productSuppliedToOrderCycle: jasmine.createSpy('productSuppliedToOrderCycle').andReturn('product supplied')
         variantSuppliedToOrderCycle: jasmine.createSpy('variantSuppliedToOrderCycle').andReturn('variant supplied')
+        exchangeDirection: jasmine.createSpy('exchangeDirection').andReturn('exchange direction')
         toggleProducts: jasmine.createSpy('toggleProducts')
         addSupplier: jasmine.createSpy('addSupplier')
         addDistributor: jasmine.createSpy('addDistributor')
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ describe 'OrderCycle controllers', ->
       expect(scope.variantSuppliedToOrderCycle('variant')).toEqual('variant supplied')
       expect(OrderCycle.variantSuppliedToOrderCycle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('variant')
 
+    it 'Delegates exchangeDirection to OrderCycle', ->
+      expect(scope.exchangeDirection('exchange')).toEqual('exchange direction')
+      expect(OrderCycle.exchangeDirection).toHaveBeenCalledWith('exchange')
+
     it 'Finds enterprises participating in the order cycle', ->
       scope.enterprises =
         1: {id: 1, name: 'Eaterprises'}
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ describe 'OrderCycle controllers', ->
         exchangeSelectedVariants: jasmine.createSpy('exchangeSelectedVariants').andReturn('variants selected')
         productSuppliedToOrderCycle: jasmine.createSpy('productSuppliedToOrderCycle').andReturn('product supplied')
         variantSuppliedToOrderCycle: jasmine.createSpy('variantSuppliedToOrderCycle').andReturn('variant supplied')
+        exchangeDirection: jasmine.createSpy('exchangeDirection').andReturn('exchange direction')
         toggleProducts: jasmine.createSpy('toggleProducts')
         addSupplier: jasmine.createSpy('addSupplier')
         addDistributor: jasmine.createSpy('addDistributor')
@@ -189,6 +195,10 @@ describe 'OrderCycle controllers', ->
       expect(scope.variantSuppliedToOrderCycle('variant')).toEqual('variant supplied')
       expect(OrderCycle.variantSuppliedToOrderCycle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('variant')
 
+    it 'Delegates exchangeDirection to OrderCycle', ->
+      expect(scope.exchangeDirection('exchange')).toEqual('exchange direction')
+      expect(OrderCycle.exchangeDirection).toHaveBeenCalledWith('exchange')
+
     it 'Finds enterprises participating in the order cycle', ->
       scope.enterprises =
         1: {id: 1, name: 'Eaterprises'}
@@ -350,6 +360,19 @@ describe 'OrderCycle services', ->
       result = OrderCycle.exchangeSelectedVariants({variants: {1: true, 2: false, 3: true}})
       expect(result).toEqual(2)
 
+    describe 'fetching the direction for an exchange', ->
+      it 'returns "incoming" for incoming exchanges', ->
+        exchange = {id: 1}
+        OrderCycle.order_cycle.incoming_exchanges = [exchange]
+        OrderCycle.order_cycle.outgoing_exchanges = []
+        expect(OrderCycle.exchangeDirection(exchange)).toEqual 'incoming'
+
+      it 'returns "outgoing" for outgoing exchanges', ->
+        exchange = {id: 1}
+        OrderCycle.order_cycle.incoming_exchanges = []
+        OrderCycle.order_cycle.outgoing_exchanges = [exchange]
+        expect(OrderCycle.exchangeDirection(exchange)).toEqual 'outgoing'
+
     describe 'toggling products', ->
       exchange = null